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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

"Trusting In The Temporary"

"He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the
righteous shall flourish as a branch." Proverbs 11:28

It is amazing how many
people put their trust in the "all-mighty dollar". They act like as long as
they have plenty of them it will save them, protect them and solve all their
problems. The Bible says that riches will make themselves wings and fly away.
You can be rich today and a pauper tomorrow. All it takes is for one
catastrophe to hit and wipe out a life's savings. One bad decision can bankrupt
you. A crash in the stock market and it could all be gone. There was a period
in our history when Confederate money was valuable- it was "real" money. But
now it is sold as souvenirs in stores or lives as a reminder of the past in our
museums. A fire could burn it all up; a flood could wash it all away. Why
would a person put their trust in paper, gold or silver? It is all
temporary.

The bottom line is-- why
would we put our trust in anything that is temporary? Why would we put it in
things that give us no guarantees? There is nothing in this life that gives us
any guarantees for happiness, security or hope. This is a depressing thought if
I were to just leave it at that, but there is a place where we can put our
trust. It is in the Lord Jesus Christ.

When we place our trust in
Him, we are placing it in one who is not temporary- He is eternal. We are
placing it in one who is not affected by what is happening in the natural. When
we place it in Him, we do not have to worry, or wonder, if we are secure. He
won't take wings and fly away. He isn't affected by the stock market, laws of
Congress, the economy, fire, water, wind or storms. He won't cave in when
catastrophes come. Our bad decisions or nothing we do changes, minimizes or
depletes Him. He will remain if everything else is gone.

So where are you going to
place your trust? In something that is temporary and subject to change and
failure? Or will you put your trust in the Eternal One who does not change or
fail?

Have a great day. If you
put your trust in temporary things, they will fail you. But when you put your
trust in Jesus, He will never fail.

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